Inventory of county records, Washington County courthouse, Brenham, Texas Page: 7
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courirts. The inferior court at the county level made appointments
in probate matters, while the District Court was responsible
for probate administration. In 1846 the State Legislature
created probate courts in the established counties and granted
sole probate jurisdiction to these courts. Two years later
the Legislature created county courts, with administrative as
well as probate jurisdiction, to replace the probate courts.
The Constitution of 1866 created county courts exercising
jurisdiction in misdemeanor, probate, and civil cases where
the amount in controversy did not exceed $500. While this
Reconstruction Constitution was rejected by the United States
Congress, several Texas counties organized the courts and
heard cases for several years. The federally approved
Constitution of 1869 abolished the county courts and transferred
their jurisdiction to the district courts until changes
were effected in 1876.8
Clerk of the Commissioners' Court
The final broad area of responsibility of the Clerk is in
support of the Commissioners' Court. This support includes
attending all Commissioners' meetings, posting notices of such
meetings, preparing the agenda for each meeting, taking minutes,
and indexing and maintaining these records.9
COUNTY ATTORNEY
The Constitution provides that
a County Attorney, for counties in which there
is not a resident Criminal District Attorney,
shall be elected by the qualified voters of
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Clayton, Cathy. Inventory of county records, Washington County courthouse, Brenham, Texas, book, 1977; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25171/m1/24/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.